BNE News Desk ,Spread the loveNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the security and prosperity of nations is intimately connected to oceans and the government has taken several transformative steps to bolster India's maritime capabilities. "Today, the security and prosperity of nations is intimately connected to oceans. Recognising the potential of oceans, several transformative steps have been taken to bolster India's maritime capabilities," the prime minister said. "Over the last decade, guided by the vision of 'Ports of Prosperity', 'Ports for Progress' and 'Ports for Productivity', we have doubled the capacity of our ports," he said. According to him, this dialogue on oceans further strengthens the rules-based world order and enhance peace, trust and friendship between nations.